If you believe the internet the number one food trend of last year was cloud bread. Yes, you can forget those traditional favourites of fish and chips, spag bol and chicken tikka masala because, with 3.4 billion views, the light and fluffy bread substitute was the TikTok food trend of 2022. But before you rush […]

As you prepared for New Year’s Eve last week you may have read the inspiring story of Gary McKee, a father-of-three from Cumbria, who set himself the challenge of running a marathon every day of last year. As he completed the final 26 miler on December 31st, Gary had not only completed his new year […]

For some the sound of the festive season is the tinkle of sleigh bells, for others a choir of schoolchildren…but for many it remains Noddy Holder’s ear-splitting shriek of “It’s Christmas”. Traditionally December 1 marks the day that supermarkets switch their sound system to festive. We get to enjoy Mariah Carey as we seek out […]

You will all have heard of the saying food fit for a king. Well, one hundred years ago this month a discovery was made that attracted the fascination of the world and continues to do so today. For even a century on, we continue to learn new things about the history of mankind thanks to […]

The BBC marks its centenary this month, with its first general manager, John Reith, declaring at launch that its aim would be to: “inform educate and entertain.” And over the past 100 years cookery shows have found a regular spot in the schedules with numerous TV chefs combining those key ingredients to inform, educate and […]

You probably know that being ‘in a pickle’ means you are in some sort of trouble but do you know why we use this term? It’s an allusion to being as disoriented and mixed up as the vegetables that make up pickles. Brits have always had a bit of a soft spot for the savoury […]

Perusing an article in a TV magazine we did a double take when we saw the cost of the forthcoming “House of the Dragon” series described as “only” £16m an episode. The entertainment industry is apparently aghast at how production costs have been kept so low for the eagerly anticipated prequel to Game of Thrones. […]

The heat is on in the UK (well for a few days anyway) with new highest temperatures being set in all four nations.  It’s also possibly the first time on record that Brits have wished they could jet off to the West Indies to enjoy cooler temperatures. The importance of taking water on board to […]

The glorious warm weather (we have even had some on our fair shores this week) being enjoyed across Europe offers a chance to carry on an ancient tradition of getting out and about to celebrate midsummer. The long summer days have inspired artists throughout time, from George Gershwin’s 1934 classic Summertime to Monet’s 1891 masterpiece Grainstacks […]